Garment



June 11, 1940. M, M Z 2,203,993

GARMENT Filed Nov. 26, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOQ M/eJoe/E flo/vreomser L 072 '1 fl T'TOE/VE Yf M. M. LUTZ June 11, 1940.

GARMENT Filed Nov. 26, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 a UNITED STATES PATENT OFFiCE Patented June 11, 1940 l GARMENT i i m Marjorie Montgomery Lutz, Los Angeles, Calif 1 assignor to ,Marjorie Montgomery, Inc., L

7 Angeles, Calif a corporation of California Application November 26, 1938, Serial No. 242,499

y 1 Claim. (01. 2-78 This invention relates generally to garments, and more particularly to feminine outer garments forsports wear.

An object of the invention is to provide a femi Figure 1 is a view of the garment embodying this invention, infront elevation and completely closed; i

FigureZ is a view of the garment in rear ele- The pleat 28 is of conventional construction,

5 nine outer garment for sport wear which is vation and also completely closed; openab-le from the top, to the bottom thereof at Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1, but the front and is structurally characterized by an, showing the lower h portion o the a upper shirtwaist portion permanently connected ment opened and partly folded back to disclose to a lower portion in the ,form of a pair of shorts the crotch and fly member;

having the appearance of an abbreviated divided Figure 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view of 10 skirt, all in a manner to obtain the advantages a novel pleat and fly structure, taken on the line of separate upper and lower garments in an ex- 4-4 of Figure 1. tremely smart, comfortable, one-piece garment Referring specifically to the drawings, the in- 1 having a permanently closed crotch, and, en vention in its present embodiment comprises an abling the smart style lines of a pleated skirt to upper or shirtwaist portion ID to the lower edge be utilized, with the pleats located symmetrically of which is permanently attached by a beltatthe front center of the legs, and with one of simulating band II the lower or shorts portion the pleats completely concealing the opening in l2 constructed tohave the appearance of an abthat portion of the garment from the waist down, breviated divided skirt. The portions Ill and 2 whereby the lower abbreviated skirt portion of the I?! are secured to the top and bottom edges of 29 garment will appear as a separate Lmit distinct the belt band I! by suitable stitchingand the from the shirtwaist portion of the garment. upper portion is openable along the front center Another object of this invention is to provide a thereof at l3 from theneck to the belt ll.

, feminine outer garment of the above described The free ends l4 and I5 of the belt project character in which the waist thereof is finished equal short distances beyond the free vertical 25 with a permanently secured belt-like structure, edges of the right and left front sections l6 and the ends of which are arranged in symmetrical 1 o mi g the front v t e i W po relationship to the front center of the garment and stitched to the rear section l8 forming the i to have the effect of a separate belt, yet be cor back of such portion.

350 related with that pleat which conceals the open- The free ends I4 and 15 of the belt H thus are able lower portion ofthe garment in a manner adapted to overlap symmetrically at opposite sides to aid such pleat in its concealing function, of the front center of the shirtwaist portion l0 whereby to enhance the appearance of the garand are adapted to be secured together by fasten-, ment while providing the distinct functional ading memberssuch as buttons l9, which are symvantage of a separate lower garment in a single metrically related to the vertical row of buttons unitary structure without exposing the openable 20 for closing the central opening of the shirtfeature of the lower portion thereof when closed. waist portion from the neck to the belt. In or- Still another objectof the invention is to proder to aid the buttons in holding the end edges vide a feminine outer garment which embodies of the belt fully closed, hooks 2| and eyes 22 are so an ingenious and novel pleat structure and fly secured thereto, as shown in Figure 3.

member for the opcnable lower portion of the The lower shorts portion l2 which as pregarment which is extremely effective as a conviously stated is constructed tohave the appearcealing closure for such lower portion, in a ance of an abbreviated divided skirt is made up i manner to render the closed opening undetectof right and left hand front sections 23 and 24,

able, and to carry out the smart pleated skirt efrespectively, stitched to right and left hand feet thereof, all while permitting the lower porpleatedrearsections 25 and 26, and coacting tion to be conveniently opened whenever deto provide a closed crotch 21, as shown in Figsired without disturbing the upper portion of ure 3. i the garment. The shorts portion 12 is openable from the w ,With these and other objectsin view, the infree end M of the belt H along the front center 50 vention consists in the combinations and, arof the leg (Figure 1), and such opening is adaptrangements of elements, asset forth in the foled to be completely concealed by one of two lowing specification and particularly pointed out pleats 28 and 29 symmetrically arranged on the i in the appended claim. 3 shorts portion, as clearly shown in Figure l.

In the accompanying drawings, as

whereas the pleat 29, which is operatively related to the aforestated opening along the leg of the portion I2, is of a novel construction and arrangement. The pleat structure 29 is composed of outer and inner folds 30 and 3| of the material of the portion l2 (Figure 4), and a fly member 32 extending from the free edge of the inner fold 3i and entirely concealed by both folds when the opening of the lower portion is closed, .as shown in Figures 1 and 4.

Suitable fastening members, such as a row of buttons 33, adjacent the edge of the opening in the portion l2, are adapted to co -act with buttonholes 34 in the flap 35 of the fly member 32, so as to be concealed by the cover flap'Bfi of the fi-y member in addition to the'pleat 29. Thus when the opening in the portion I2 is completely closed by the buttons 33, the overlapping pleat 29 will completely conceal the opening and fastening means, and will co-act with the other pleat 28 to give to the portion 12 the appearance of a garment separate from the shirtwaist portion Hi.

It will, therefore, be manifest that the onepiece feminine outer garment embodying this invention is capable of being smartly styled and yet provides the advantages of separate upper and lower outer garments, by enabling the lower portion l2 to be conveniently opened or closed without disturbing the upper portion [0, or both portions as easily manipulated to remove or put on the garment as desired.

It will also be clear that the buttons I9, 20 and 23 are merely one form of fastening member, and that slide fasteners of the Zipper type can be substituted therefor, in which case the pleat 29 will function to conceal the slide fastener in the same manner as the rowof buttons. 23 is concealed.

What is claimed is: I In a feminine outergarment of the type emfly member carried by the inner one of said folds and concealed by the pleat, so as to render the opening invisible when closed, the fly member having an inner flap concealed thereby and adapted to carry portions of separable fastening means.

MARJORIE MONTGOMERY .LUTZ. 

